ENGB30 Lecture Notes - Sea Foam, Cronus, Genealogy
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3 hundred-handed and 3 cyclopes and 12 titans. Hestia (v), poseidon, demeter, hades, hera and zeus. Participants of the war between the titans and the olympian gods. Gaia ( let him who would conquer in the war first set free those who imprisoned in tartarus ) Geographic layout of the universe according to greek mythology. Olympus (co-rules by zeus, poseidon , and hades) note: only includes dry land. Sea (ruled by poseidon) note: does not include stream that girdles the earth, which is rules by. Realms under the earth (ruled by hades) Origins of other major gods: aphrodite (sea foam; zeus= dione; zeus=thalassa, hephaestus (zeus=hera; hera alone, pan (zeus, hermes or dionysus= a nymph; cronus, eros (chaos; venus=mars) (v) = virgins; no relations with men=no children. Major deities & their spheres of influence i. Zeus/ jupiter: god of law and order; protector of travelers and guests. Hera/ juno: goddess of marriage and women.
